I love the spare, minimalist design! .Tom Kreyche
From: sundial [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Karney Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 7:29 AM To: [email protected] List Subject: Algerian Prayer time dial Dear friends Can anyone translate the arabic on this dial, which is in the Tiemcen museum in Algiers? My guess is . the noon line reads Dhuhr the next line is the start of Asr (length of shadow = height + length of noon shadow) the next is the start of the 'time of necessity' for Asr (when the sun turns orange before sunset) the rubric at the bottom gives the height of the nodus Thanks Kevin
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